What Is The Most Ridiculous Car Ever Made

"Margin Of Error" (marginoferror) 03/19/2015 at 15:04 • Filed to: None

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Putting a car on the market is often hit or miss. especially when you're trying to go out of your comfort zone. Just think about the major failure that is the Toyota GT86. Toyota, a perennial creator of beige mobiles partnered with hot pants automaker Subaru to make something exciting, well, we all the rest of the story, but that's not the point. The Gt86 is not a ridiculous car, but the Kia Amanti certainly is !

Kia's first attemtp at a luxury car was the mid 2000's Amanti, also known as Opirus in other markets.

It's was an hilarious mixture of a Lincoln Town Car, a Jaguar Type-E and a Mercedes E-class. THe whole thing was far from homogeneous and the car became subject to many mockeries.

So opponauts, what car is the most ridiculous in your opinions ?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Margin Of Error 03/19/2015 at 15:07

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Dodge La Femme?

505Turbeaux > Margin Of Error 03/19/2015 at 15:09

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the VW CC. Pointless when you have a Passat on the market as well

, unless you have a thing against headroom

deekster_caddy > Margin Of Error 03/19/2015 at 15:09

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Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > 505Turbeaux 03/19/2015 at 15:10

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But it's a very good looking car though.

BrtStlnd > Margin Of Error 03/19/2015 at 15:11

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I'm torn but probably the Phaeton.

Margin Of Error > deekster_caddy 03/19/2015 at 15:11

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Far from ridiculous.

That was the subject of one of my first ever Forgotten Classics articles.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Margin Of Error 03/19/2015 at 15:11

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Don't you mean the Jaguar S-Type? My nomination goes to the Aztek. Nobody asked for a camping vehicle on the platform of a car.

traderQAMobileTestAutomationMobileBoostOn > Margin Of Error 03/19/2015 at 15:11

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sm70- why not Duesenberg? > 505Turbeaux 03/19/2015 at 15:11

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Two of my next-door neighbors have them. They're great looking cars. I don't think I'd ever do a Passat as long as the CC is on the market.

Steve in Manhattan > Margin Of Error 03/19/2015 at 15:12

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I agree with you - check out what I wrote back in 2007 . Kia has made up for that car since then, but ... ugh.

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > Margin Of Error 03/19/2015 at 15:12

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For the most part, I find most SUV's ridiculous if you don't have a lot of people or stuff that you need to move around a lot. Nothing wrong with the cars themselves, but the need to have one just for a one person commute befuddles me.

WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 03/19/2015 at 15:13

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Why's it gotta have Maryland tags? My state has such awful taste at times. And there's a lot of these around.

And guess what? I've even ridden in an Aztek once. It was awful.

505Turbeaux > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 03/19/2015 at 15:14

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disagree, strongly. That is more utility than 80% of vehicles that have utility in their segment name

505Turbeaux > traderQAMobileTestAutomationMobileBoostOn 03/19/2015 at 15:15

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no there is a point to this. To show the world you have either the biggest or smallest manhood

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe 03/19/2015 at 15:16

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Blame Wikipedia on the Maryland tags.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > 505Turbeaux 03/19/2015 at 15:16

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While that is true, it is still ridiculous, just stare at it for a while.

505Turbeaux > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 03/19/2015 at 15:18

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my dad traded a 750iL in for one, I have done plenty of staring (and shit talking about it). After a while it grows on you

itschrome > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. 03/19/2015 at 15:18

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true, but buy that line of thinking anything above a small compact is ridiculous. Especially anything with high horse power and sporting pretensions.

deekster_caddy > Margin Of Error 03/19/2015 at 15:20

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Understandable. It's one of those that makes a lot of sense to some people, and zero sense to others (like me). But for your question, it's one of the first things that comes to my mind!

WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 03/19/2015 at 15:20

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I blame GM for making the car that forced Wikipedia to have an article on it.

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > itschrome 03/19/2015 at 15:22

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Not exactly. I get that not everyone wants a small commuter car, but just the huge number of people driving around in them seems...well...ridiculous.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe 03/19/2015 at 15:22

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I actually don't hate the car. It will be a cult car.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > 505Turbeaux 03/19/2015 at 15:23

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I don't hate it. Also, what would possess someone to trade a 750 in for an Aztek?

itschrome > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. 03/19/2015 at 15:25

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yeah, but again wouldn't you call one dude in a mid size or full size car just as ridiculous? I mean all that space to haul just one person around. the need to have a big car just for that is just as silly as using an SUV.

Tohru > Margin Of Error 03/19/2015 at 15:27

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#1: Subaru Impreza Casa Blanca

#2: Mitsuoka Le Seyde (based on an S15 Silvia)

#3: Hyundai XG350L

505Turbeaux > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 03/19/2015 at 15:31

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HVAC issues...

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Margin Of Error 03/19/2015 at 15:32

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You just gotta throw some RIMZ on that thing! I honestly don't hate it.

nafsucof > 505Turbeaux 03/19/2015 at 15:34

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and have a blatant misunderstanding of proportion!

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > itschrome 03/19/2015 at 15:35

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Not as much, really. There's just something that seems so....I don't knwo, excessive about the SUV situation.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Tohru 03/19/2015 at 15:36

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YOU SHUT YOUR MOUTH! The Le Seyde is AWESOME!!!!

Tohru > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 03/19/2015 at 15:39

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Those are cool pictures of an awful automobile.

Nymphicus Hollandicus > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. 03/19/2015 at 15:39

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I so agree with you, especially given as I drive one, except my parents think I need it because it's AWD...

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Margin Of Error 03/19/2015 at 15:44

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Theres only one Amanti for sale in all of alberta but it almost looks like a good deal.

2009 Amanti 3.8L 263hp with only 53000 km's for 10K. considering it was kia's flagship(I know that doesn't mean much) I would almost call that nice price.

http://www.autotrader.ca/a/Kia/Amanti/E…

BloodlessWeevil > itschrome 03/19/2015 at 15:45

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It seems ridiculous if you come from the mindset of "what do I need most of the time," but even a 250 motorbike is overkill from that perspective. Most of those people are looking for a car that is comfortable, practical, and powerful. There are not many options aside from trucks and SUVs. Most automakers are pretending that putting leather on a sports car makes it a luxury car.

itschrome > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. 03/19/2015 at 15:46

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Ok so it's nothing to do with the size, power or capability of said SUV. You simply do not like them. Why not just say that then? Because other wise I feel like some one like me for instance would be more aggravating. I drive a 300 hp full size sedan, the literally is designed only to seat 4 people. not 5, not 6, 4 and only 4 in a full size sedan. that seems much more silly than one person in a suv that could actually car more for roughly the same size.

Margin Of Error > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 03/19/2015 at 15:50

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Damn

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > itschrome 03/19/2015 at 15:51

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Wasted utility is probably a little more accurate about how I feel about them.

Margin Of Error > BrtStlnd 03/19/2015 at 15:57

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Such a nice car with a terrible badge.

Doesn't make sense, It's like dressing up in a Tuxedo and going barefoot.

Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz) > Margin Of Error 03/19/2015 at 16:04

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this one is up there in my book

Margin Of Error > Steve in Manhattan 03/19/2015 at 16:15

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Great write-up, thanks for sharing !

Margin Of Error > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 03/19/2015 at 16:16

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My step dad own an XG300

Looks a lot less ridiculous than the kia.

it's a 2002, still kicking !

Margin Of Error > 505Turbeaux 03/19/2015 at 16:16

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Very nice looking car, they should kill the regular passat and keep this one

Margin Of Error > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 03/19/2015 at 16:17

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wut ?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Margin Of Error 03/19/2015 at 16:21

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Frequently cited as a "how to do pandering wrong" exercise. Special edition Dodge, in pink, with makeup accessories, etc. etc.

F10M5 > Margin Of Error 03/19/2015 at 16:21

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I'm with you, but believe me, it can be worse...

Steve in Manhattan > Margin Of Error 03/19/2015 at 16:24

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Back in 2006 we lived in SoHo, before we moved the Upper West Side, and one of those Kias was permanently parked on Sullivan Street. It created a visceral hatred in me.

Margin Of Error > Steve in Manhattan 03/19/2015 at 16:25

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Indeed !

The guy that designed this car should be hanged for crime against humanity

Manic Otti > Margin Of Error 03/19/2015 at 17:19

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I saw one of these the other day and was thinking about this, but I forgot it was a Kia. I was thinking it was a Hyundai.

Manic Otti > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 03/19/2015 at 17:24

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I kinda think the 300c was almost as bad when it first came out though.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Manic Otti 03/19/2015 at 17:28

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I can't say I never had one of those. I was actually a great car I quite liked it.

Manic Otti > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 03/19/2015 at 17:29

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Yeah, but it looks like they were trying to copy Rolls Royce as much as it looked like Kia was trying to copy Mercedes.

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > Margin Of Error 03/19/2015 at 17:34

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Jagvar would find that comment super funny

pip bip - choose Corrour > Margin Of Error 03/20/2015 at 07:20

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Youabian Puma.

Margin Of Error > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 03/20/2015 at 08:39

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Who is Jagvar and why ?

Tohru > Margin Of Error 03/20/2015 at 09:14

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Jagvar is an OppositeLock poster who owns a Phaeton and practices a barefoot lifestyle.

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > Margin Of Error 03/20/2015 at 09:20

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Jagvar is a fellow Opponaut who owns a Phaeton... he also most always goes barefoot.

Margin Of Error > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 03/20/2015 at 12:55

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How sad :-(

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. 03/24/2015 at 11:59

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No worse than someone commuting in a fancy sports car that never sees anything else.